Uwineza Surname

8,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Uwineza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwineza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda47,1311:24128
Burundi14,2571:688183
Uganda1,3261:29,4414,033
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Congo751:66,5215,787
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England111:5,065,278148,650
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Uwineza (179) may also be a first name.

Uwineza Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Uwineza Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Uwineza is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwineza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,983rd most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 115,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwineza are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Uwineza is also the 681,368th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 179 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 47,131 people, or 1 in 241. Beside Rwanda this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Uwineza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Uwineza surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Uwineza earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.49% less than the national average, earning $35,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwineeza9385/
Uwinneza931/
Uwineezah881/
Owineza86314/
Uweneza8614/
Uwinesa862/
Iwineza861/
Uwinaza861/
Uwinezi861/
Uwinezo861/
Uwuneza861/
Owineeza8052/
Owinezza801/
Oweneza7120/
Owineze712/
Owinezi712/
Uwinise711/
Uweniza711/
Owiniza711/
Oweneeza672/
Iwinosa5741/
Owinizi5732/
Oweneze579/
Uwenyse571/
Ivenitza539/
Owinuizi531/
Oubeneyzi509/
Oubenizza501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uwineza
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